Ecuatorian/American cultural differences

Lehnertm1980 · 2010-12-16T06:22:08+01:00

Hi! I am an American and my fiance is Ecuatorian. He and I have had MANY relationship conflicts in our past here in los Estados Unidos, and I am worried that those differences we'll be much more extreme there in Ecuador. Mostly, we just don't see eye to eye in terms of standard of living. Every place he wants to move to is dirt cheap, and substandard in my (albeit limited) view. Every place that I look at is funny furnished, and electric and hot water are included. And then I'm accused of trying to live like a rich American who is trying to just throw around money. This is a little tricky for both of us to navigate, and is just one of the (I fear) many such disagreements in which one of us (probably me) will likely to have to give in and sacrifice. Has anyone else dealt with this - or a similar scenario? What compromises did you find yourself making, any other scenarios I should keep an eye out for, or does anyone have any earth-shattering advice for me? Bi-cultural relationships are hard!!!!

Last activity 05 January 2011 by LiliyaBykova

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LiliyaBykovaActive member05 January 2011 14:55:02

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This topic is about Ecuatorian/American cultural differences.
Some people just happen to be very sensitive to the truth about differences.
They want a cheap, warm, and civilized country; when they realize this might not be the case, they start to accuse the messengers of hostility and edginess.

Never-the-less, thank you all, you give me ideas what to write on my blog!!!

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